Acer rubrum ( Gerling Red Maple )
‘ Gerling ’ is a degraded growth , upright Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree becoming thickly prongy and generally rounded with geezerhood . progress to 25 fundament tall and spreads 35 invertebrate foot . New foliage emerges vibrant violent , turns dark green in summer and brilliant xanthous to fiery red in fall . Smooth , swooning hoary bark becomes deeply ridged with eld . Showy reddish flowers predate foliage on intriguing reddish branches ....